A vision for population health

"The report outlines a framework for population health centred on four pillars: the wider determinants of health; our health behaviours and lifestyles; the places and communities we live in; an integrated health and care system."

A vision for population health: Towards a healthier future
D Buck, A Baylis, D Dougall, R Robertson
The King's Fund
November 2018

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Challenging health inequalities: Support for CCGs

"Health inequalities are currently estimated to cost the NHS a total of at least £20 billion each year so it is imperative to harness the influence of each CCG to challenge where health inequalities can be reduced and greater equality established."

Challenging health inequalities: Support for CCGs
NHS England
October 2017

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Reaching out: Influencing the wider determinants of health

"This report focuses on the different ways in which public health in local
government is influencing the wider determinants of health, what the
challenges are, and where there is potential to go further." 

Reaching out: Influencing the wider determinants of health
New Local Government Network
November 2017

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Health inequality and the A&E crisis

"Reducing healthcare inequality is a matter of social justice. It is also a matter of common sense, when the NHS is under such severe pressure from preventable emergencies arising from social inequality."

Health inequality and the A&E crisis
Centre for Health Economics, University of York
January 2016

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Transforming healthcare in England’s core cities

"Through a series of case studies, this report explains how core cities commissioners are addressing such challenges. It is grouped around four key themes:

• equitable care
• partnership working
• improving wellbeing
• changing healthcare."

Transforming healthcare in England’s core cities
NHS Clinical Commissioners
September 2015

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Rethinking the public health workforce

"The report highlights the ‘early adopters’ in the wider workforce. These are the occupations who are already engaged with the public’s health, are enthusiastic to do more and should be acknowledged for their part in prevention. Examples include Fire & Rescue Services, Health Trainers, Allied Health Professions (12 distinct professions who make up 6% of the NHS workforce), Community Pharmacy, and Housing Associations. These occupations equate to over three quarters of a million people."

Rethinking the public health workforce
Royal Society for Public Health
July 2015

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Local action on health inequalities

"IHE have written a series of evidence reports and briefings about practical, local actions to tackle health inequalities through the social determinants of health."

Local action on health inequalities
UCL Institute of Health Equity
September 2014

Find out more here.

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE: Refreshing the NHS Outcomes Framework 2015-2016

This consultation seeks views on how the NHS outcomes framework could be improved. It closes at 12 September 2014 12:00am.

Read the documents here.

Local conversations on health inequalities

"Everyone is a stakeholder in their local community; some have an expert or professional view, others report their lived experience."

Local conversations on health inequalities
Public Health England
June 2014

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Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region

"The review has collected new evidence on the magnitude and pathways related to health inequalities in the European Region and the most effective interventions and policy approaches to address them."

Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region: final report
World Health Organization: Regional Office for Europe
UCL Institute of Health Equity
Updated reprint 2014

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Health inequalities in European cities

"More funding should be put towards academic research on effective universal policies, evaluation of their impact and training policymakers and officers on health inequalities in city governments."

Health inequalities in European cities: perceptions and beliefs among local policymakers
J Morrison, et al
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e004454

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How does money influence health?

“Improving the income of the poorest members of society is often proposed as a way of improving their health, and hence reducing health inequalities.”

How does money influence health?
M Benzeval, L Bond, M Campbell, M Egan, T Lorenc, M Petticrew, F Popham
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
March 2014

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Tool providing information on inequalities in life expectancy

"Public Health England's Segment Tool provides information on inequalities in life expectancy at local authority level. This tool should help local authorities identify causes of death that contribute most to their life expectancy gaps and, therefore, enable them to target interventions appropriately."

Access the tool here.

Unlocking the power of information

"Part of the Smart Guides to Engagement series, this guide helps clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and service providers understand how information is the foundation for effective engagement with patients so that they can become partners in decision-making about their own health and care."

Smart guides to engagement: Unlocking the power of information
M Duman
NHS Networks
December 2013

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Improving access to health care for Gypsies and Travellers, homeless people and sex workers

"This guide aims to provide professionals with the following:

• an overview of the health needs of these three vulnerable groups in society
• practical support to help commissioners to build the understanding of local needs into the Joint
• Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and Health and Wellbeing Strategies (HWBS)
• sample models of how services can meet needs to inform commissioning and local service
• provision, looking at both health-only and more holistic initiatives"

Improving access to health care for Gypsies and Travellers, homeless people and sex workers
P Gill, U MacLeod, H Lester, A Hegenbarth
Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Innovation and Research Centre
September 2013

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Community engagement to reduce inequalities in health

"Community engagement has been advanced as a promising way of improving health and reducing health inequalities; however, the approach is not yet supported by a strong evidence base."

Community engagement to reduce inequalities in health: a systematic review, meta-analysis and economic analysis
A O'Mara-Eves, G Brunton, D McDaid, S Oliver, J Kavanagh, F Jamal, et al.
NHS National Institute for Health Research
Public Health Research, 4(1), November 2013

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Health Profiles

"Health Profiles provide summary health information to support local authority members, officers and community partners to lead for health improvement."

Access the Health Profiles here.

Reducing health inequalities: the challenge of public health

"Within local government, public-health teams have been tasked by public health England to achieve the following outcomes: (1) increasing healthy life expectancy and (2) reducing differences between communities in health outcomes."

Reducing health inequalities: the challenge of public health
J Craig
British Council - Innovation Unit
July 2013

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Tackling teenage pregnancy

"This briefing for councillors and officers explains the challenges facing councils and the opportunities they have to tackle teenage pregnancy and reduce health inequalities in local communities."

Tackling teenage pregnancy: local government's new public health role
Local Government Association
April 2013

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

The NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13

"This document sets out the changes that have been made to the indicators in the NHS Outcomes Framework. It builds on  The NHS Outcomes Framework 2011/12 and The NHS Outcomes 2011/12: Technical details of indicators, and is designed to help NHS organisations to  start to think through what a focus on outcomes means in practical terms."

The NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13
Department of Health
December 2012

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